Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-17

/ h., ar. OiPVi'uhiiy would be given then
Ny the powers that be. OF were 10 be !,
vote thereon, and show 10 tho coun,r,
some proper disposition in this rcoard
~ the gentlemen on the other side bov,
found 1t somewhat difficult IN arrsno,
themselves alongside Of the recent mos
sage which had been sent them that IN,
I.epnoilcans could well understand ant
could give their assurances Of most pro
found sympathy. daughter.
the message was 10 some Democrat,
summons from very great wavs off
ana II required that they should travers,
very great distance before thew conld
get alongside of thoit pioneer brother a,
the end of the avenue.
1T time was wanted for that mr.
pose he hoped that the gentleman
from Missouri would frankly "a,
so. Laughter IL the eentlemeI
on the other side were in grave
doubt how they should comply with the
suggestion OF tho message, il, after they
mad made mp their minds in the interes,
OF moderation and reform, aud the most
advanced OF them would be content with
the destruction OF few of our industries
and they needed time to select those
they saw bit to DESTROY, that would be
ground for this motion, aud he hoped
the gentleman would say if that was
the reason underneath.
Mr.. Hatch said he hoped that he could
yet deplore TO the gentleman from Maine
without the gentleman improving his
opportunity TO make political harangue.
He did not think that the gentleman had
improved it much, because he had made
the same old speech. II the gentleman
had not had the opportunity time
and again during the Forty ninth Con-
gress to vote for the consideration Of the
tariff bill, and had not always voted
against it, there might be some sincerity
IN his talk to-day Applause
Time and again the Democratic side
OF the House had rendered TO the other
side opportunity to reduce taxation and
surplus in the Treasury, but the gentle
man from Maine, by his voice and his
vote, had always stood az the leader of
his party to resist it. The Democratic
side would give the gentleman an early
opportunity to ventilate his views on the
tariff question and vote for a reduction
of the tariff if he wished to.
Mr.. Reed Why not now?
Mr. Hatch The gentleman knows
why not now, and the gentleman knows
that that is clHp.trap until the Commit
tee on Waysand Means is appointedand
the bill sent to that committee. The
gentleman knows that there can be DO
fair consideration of this question. tits
to give the Speaker opportunity to form
committees in the interest of the public
business Of the country.
Mr.. Reed Then offer a resolution.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, commented on
what he termed the sudden conversion
Of the gentleman from Maine. He did
not think that there had been such
sudden conversion since the time OF Saul
of Tarsus Laughter. He did not
know why the gentleman should urge
upon the Speaker the immature making
up Of committees. The House was with
out rules ana 1t had no committee framed
for the consideration of a reduction OF
the tobacco tax In matter of 80 much
consequence the House should give to
the Speaker the same opportunity which
had been accorded other Speakers. TWAS
known that the Treasury had plethora
which paralyzed the channels of trade
and hurt the farmer and artisan, and that
there must be some relief, and it came
with little grace from the gentleman
from Maine to make this sinister and
lronical and sarcastic objection TO the
message Of the President. He could re-
call the time when the most eminent men
on the other side Of the House had in
sisted upon o reduction of the tariff TO
prevent the accumulation of a surplus.
Among the rest had been the gallant
man from Maine with the white plume
them had been Frye and Hale,
insisting on the reduction of the tax on
salt and other articles except lumber
Laughter. He would like to see every
man III the House regard this fiscal ques-
ton as outside of the holidays 1t was a
business question in every sense of the
word.
Mr.. Cox said there were members
of Congress from the Republican Statee,
like Minnesota, demanding the reduction
picking out one article. II must be gene
raj ; it must be stable and permanent.
lie hoped that when the tariff bill was
all parties would unite and
act for the best interests of the whole
people and not for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Of one man or one set III men, or one
party. Applause
NJ. Mtl1, 80 vavoo offcra1 nc q e., h
stitute for Mr.. Hatchs resolution a reso-
luton declaring that when the two
houses adjourn on Thursday. December
I'D, that they stand adjourned until
January 4th.
Mr.. Hatch accepted the substitute, and |
The resolution as modified was agreed to.
Mr.. Townshend, Of Illinois, offered a
providing that Monday next
shall be devoted to the introduction and
reference of bills and resolutions This
resolution gave rise to como discussion,
It's advocates urging that if bills were
introduced before the holiday recess they |
,oud be returned from the PRINTING! of
ice in time to be referred to the commit
tees when appointed, while It's oppo-
tents contended that the introduction OF !
)ills beforothe announcement of the com
nittces would lead to great confusion
nd delay.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the resolu
ion be laid over until Monday, on which
Law he understood that the Committee
N Rules would be announced. This
esolution met with favor, and the reso-
uiion WAS accordingly laid over.
The resolution was adopted for the
,ayment of monthly salaries of EN-
,loyecs of the House on December 22d.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, offered
esolutiOn expressing regret with which
he House has heard Of the death of e.
" Robertson, late member-elect to the
'iItieth Congress from Louisiana; and
ben, as a mark OF respect TO the memory
+ the deceased, the House, at l245, adj
burned until Monday.
The Riatr utIi.
Thy telegraph 10 the Dispatchl
WAsniSoToN, December l6.-Tbe
enate Committee on Education
o-day unanimously ordered favorable